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19th Century, 20th Century, Admiralty, Age of Sail, Armed Forces, Book Reviews, Campaigns, China, Cold War, Deterrence, Doctrine, Escalation, First Anglo-Dutch War, First World War, Force Structure, France, Geopolitics, Germany, Global War On Terror, Indo-Pacific, Iran, Italy, Japan, Maritime Strategy, Napoleonic Wars, Naval History, Naval Warfare, Nuclear Weapons, Royal Navy, Russia, Sea Power, Second World War, Shipbuilding, Soviet Union, Strategy, Tanker War, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, United States of America, World War Two

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Latest Book Review, 11 August 2026

11 Aug 26

BRE. The latest book review is now available. It considers an edited volume, featuring an eminent selection of contributors, examining the development of maritime strategy from the 17th century through to the present.

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20th Century, Addressing Current Reality, Admiralty, Air Power, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Armed Forces, Carrier Strike Group, Civil Society, Civil-Military Relations, Coastal Forces, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Doctrine, Education, Environment, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Hybrid Navy, Institutions, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Mine Countermeasures, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Warfare, Procurement, Risk Management, Royal Air Force, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Technology, Veterans

8 minutes, 28 seconds

Post-‘peace dividend’ and the future of RN warfighting doctrine

By Harry MacNamara,

30 Jun 26

Ed. The Naval Staff Research author argues that the post-Cold War ‘peace dividend’ era has come to an end, necessitating a total reconsideration of defence policy and warfighting doctrine. A 10 minute read.

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Air Power, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, AUKUS, Australia, Budgets and Finance, Campaigns, Carrier Strike Group, China, Defence Industry, Defence Reviews, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Equipment Capability, Europe, Fleet Air Arm, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Hybrid Warfare, Indo-Pacific, Industry, Institutions, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Letters, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, People, Procurement, Readiness, Risk Management, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal New Zealand Navy, Sea Power, Service Culture, Shipbuilding, Strategy, Technology, United States Navy

6 minutes, 39 seconds

Letter to the Editor: Did we neglect Sea Control in the counterinsurgency era of defence reviews?

By Lt Cdr Jonathan Bannister RN (rtd),

23 Dec 25

Ed. Our correspondent provides an appreciation of Royal Navy leadership maintaining strategic direction during the COIN era.

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Amphibious Operations, Armed Forces, Arms Control, Blockade, Campaigns, Caribbean, Carrier Strike Group, Civil-Military Relations, Coast Guard, Cold War, Combined Arms, Command & Control, Communications, Defence Reviews, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Europe, Falklands War, Fleet Air Arm, From the Archive, Geopolitics, Global War On Terror, Globalisation, Information Operations, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Leadership, Middle East, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Mission Command, Modernisation, National Defence, Naval Aviation, Naval History, Naval Platforms, Naval Staff, Naval Tactics, Naval Warfare, Operational Art, Operational Planning, Readiness, Sea Power, Second World War, Service Culture, Surveillance, Tactics, Technology, The Naval Review, Veterans

31 minutes, 6 seconds

Naval Intelligence: Delivering Power from the Sea II

By Dr Dave Sloggett,

18 Jul 25

Ed. This article, the second in a trilogy, focuses on the development of situational assessment by naval commanders, utilising then recent historical examples to demonstrate the synergistic properties of intelligence in modern warfare. Reproduced from the NR‘s Archive, originally published in August 2007 [95/3, p. 245]. A 30 minute read.

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Armed Forces, China, Civil-Military Relations, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Reviews, Doctrine, Force Structure, Geostrategy, Global War On Terror, Globalisation, Hybrid Warfare, Indo-Pacific, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Learning From The Past, Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Military History, Ministry of Defence, Modernisation, National Defence, NATO, Naval Platforms, Readiness, Royal Air Force, Russia, Sea Power, Service Culture, Ukraine, United States Navy

32 minutes, 2 seconds

Did we neglect Sea Control in the counter-insurgency era defence reviews?

By Lt Cdr K T White RN,

02 Jul 25

Ed. The author investigates the lack of sea control consideration in the Defence Reviews of the Counter-Insurgency (COIN) dominated era during the War on Terror. A 30 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Amphibious Operations, Anti-Piracy, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Arctic, Armed Forces, Artificial Intelligence, Baltic, Black Sea, Carrier Strike Group, China, Civil-Military Relations, Coast Guard, Cold War, Combined Arms, Defence Industry, Deterrence, Diplomacy, Europe, Force Structure, Geopolitics, Global War On Terror, Industry, Joint Forces, Joint Operations, Maritime Strategy, Mine Countermeasures, Modularity, National Defence, National Security, NATO, Naval Platforms, Procurement, Russia, Sea Power, Strategy, Submarines, Technology, Ukraine, Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs), Uncrewed Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), United States Navy, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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How will a renewed NATO and war in Europe affect Norway’s new maritime forces?

By Cdr Magnus Vaagenes RNoN,

20 Nov 24

Ed. The author provides a primer on Norwegian fleet expansion during a period of immense geopolitical change in Europe. A 30 minute read.

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Addressing Current Reality, Afghanistan, Artificial Intelligence, Budgets and Finance, China, Civil-Military Relations, Defence Engagement, Force Structure, General, Geopolitics, Global War On Terror, Maritime Strategy, Maritime Trade, National Defence, Russia, Ukraine

39 minutes, 20 seconds

Grand Strategy, the UK as a Medium Power & its Maritime

By Bruce Williams,

18 Apr 23

Ed. Reflections on the current state of the UK’s strategic positioning amidst the background of an increasingly dangerous and unpredictable world. The author posits that the reality of medium power status means fundamentally reassessing the often ideologically driven assumptions that have brought the UK and the Royal Navy to this moment in history. A 40 minute read.